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epauliere

/ˌeɪ.poʊlˈjɛəɹ/

epauliere noun: the part of a suit of armor covering the shoulder; a shoulder plate.

Noun

epauliere (plural epaulieres)

  1. The part of a suit of armor covering the shoulder; a shoulder plate.
    • […] the elbow cop or coudiere for the elbow; and the rerebrace or arriere-bras for the upper arm. The shoulder cop, pauldron or epauliere which covered the shoulder, and often a large part of the breast and back, was usually considered a part of the arm guard.2004, Kevin Grace, Tom White, Cincinnati Cemeteries: The Queen City Underground, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, page 142

Forms of epauliere

pluralepaulieres
alternative formépaulière

Origin of epauliere

Borrowed from French épaulière.

Questions about epauliere

What does epauliere mean?
Epauliere means the part of a suit of armor covering the shoulder; a shoulder plate.
What part of speech is epauliere?
Epauliere is a noun.
How do you pronounce epauliere?
Epauliere is pronounced /ˌeɪ.poʊlˈjɛəɹ/.
What is the plural of epauliere?
The plural of epauliere is epaulieres.

Words near epauliere in the dictionary

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  2. epaulette shark
  3. epaulette sharks
  4. epauletted
  5. epaulettes
  6. epauliere
  7. epaulieres
  8. epaulment
  9. epaulments
  10. Epaw
  11. epaxial

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